Staying Current

One of our other assignments was to look at some blogs of librarians who stay current and updated on the latest technology and library movements.  After looking over a number of them, the one that really stood out to me and spoke to my heart as a future librarian was Shannon McClintock Miller's blog called "The Library Voice" because as I was reading her blog she had one entry where she had helped a young girl start her own blog so she could share her own creative "voice" and have an outlet for things that she wanted to express.  I think a lot of our students have this need because they feel like no one listens to them or values their opinion.  I thought about how I could work blogging into my classroom this year and also later when I become a librarian.  She also had a post about makerspaces and was encouraging other librarians/teachers to share how they have set up makerspaces in their libraries/classrooms.  This is something that I have become VERY interested in through my coursework.  I like the way Ms. Miller has a blog where she shares ideas and also encourages others to comment and share too.  It is a very "common learning" space for all to feel welcome in expressing and sharing ideas.  I really enjoyed it!